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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:UH-1H Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:64-13686 US
    Construction Number:4393
    Last Civil Registration:N490AS
    Compressed ID:Bell UH-1H sn 64-13686 US cn 4393 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bell Textron Inc, Fort Worth, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UH-1H.

    Circa 1964

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 64-13686.

    18 September 2008

    To Overseas Aircraft Support Inc, Lakeside, AZ with new c/r N490AS.

    Based at Overseas Aircraft Support, Lakeside, AZ.
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    12 August 2010

    To Bell Aerospace Services Inc, Ozark, AL keeping c/r N490AS.

    18 February 2011

    To Bell Helicopter Textron Inc, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N490AS.

    14 July 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    28 August 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    30 July 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    29 July 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    2 September 2016


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Meacham Airport, Fort Worth, TX.

    10 July 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    12 September 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    3 July 2019

    To Bell Textron Inc, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N490AS.

    27 September 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS (UH-1H, 6413686) issued.

    5 October 2020

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS issued.

    30 June 2022

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS issued.

    21 June 2023

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS issued.

    31 May 2024

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX490AS issued.
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